Tuesday Talks

Tuesday Talks provides GSAPP students with the opportunity to engage with the wider alumni community for informative mentorship during the Spring semester. This program pairs current students with alumni professionals for hour-long, one-on-one discussions on career development. Alumni mentors are welcome to participate in the program at their discretion.

The chance to discuss the job market with trusted alumni, including those from various American cities and international locations, is invaluable for emerging practitioners. The demand for mentorship has consistently remained high since the program’s launch in March 2020. Those interested in volunteering as a mentor are encouraged to reach out to gsappalumni@columbia.edu, providing their job title, company name, and location.

Thank you to our GSAPP Alumni Volunteers for Tuesday, February 4 at 12:00pm EST.

Amanda Bradshaw ‘17 MSUP/'18 PhD
Program Manager
Department of Energy
Washington, DC

Shuran Chen '16 MSUP/MSRED
Senior Consultant, Hotels
CBRE
Tokyo, Japan

Michael Jongwon Choi '19 M.Arch
Design Staff
Mitchell Giurgola Architects
New York, NY

Steven Shih-Ning Chou '13 M.Arch
Deputy Director of Design Department, Chief Architect
Beijing Institute of Architectural Design
Beijing, China

Kenny Endo '04 M.Arch
Senior Project Architect
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, LLP
San Francisco, CA

Stefanie Garry '09 MSUP
Economic Affairs Officer,
United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
Geneva, Switzerland

Heejung Kim '24 MSAUD
Junior Designer
di Domenico + Partners LLP
Long Island City, NY

Allegra Kochman, AIA '96 M.Arch
Founder
Allegra Kochman Architecture| AKAInsight
New York, NY

Scott Lawlor '91 MSRED
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Waypoint Residential
Boca Raton, FL

Mengxuan Liu ‘19 MSAAD
Architectural Designer
AECOM Technical Services Inc.
New York, NY

Nina Ndichu '20 MSAUD
Director of Planning, Community & Economic Development
City of Johnstown, PA

David M. Polzin, AIA '92 M.Arch
Executive Director, Design
CannonDesign
Saint Louis, Missouri

Joseph Sembrat '93 MSHP, FAIC, CAPC, CAHP
VP Conservation, Principal Conservator
Evergreene Architectural Arts, Inc.
New York, NY

Elliot Shahery '21 MSRED
Development Manager
Brookfield
New York, NY

Keith Smith ‘10 MSRED
Vice President
The WILL Group
Salt Lake City, UT

Jenna Snow '02 MSHP
Historic Preservation Consulting
Los Angeles, CA

Kaiqi Zhang '18 MSUP
Senior Transportation Planner/Project Manager
Foursquare ITP
Philadelphia, PA

Zhuoran Zhao '16 MSAUD
Project Manager
Miralles Tagliabue EMBT
Vancouver (BC) Canada